AD's Samir Wadekar takes inspiration from six Indian artists—from Atul Dodiya to Subodh Gupta to Rana Begum— to recreate some classic home decor installations

In an ode to some of the region’s greatest artists, AD recreates a collection of their most iconic artworks and installations using furniture and home accessories. Just remember: imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

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After Bharti

Mirrors are recurring objects in Bharti Kher’s work; they are the means by which she analyses the complexities of the world. When we tried to remake one of the mirror-and-bindi artworks—from her 2010 Inevitable Undeniable Necessary series shown at Hauser & Wirth, London—our narcissistic selves got the better of us: all we did was stare at ourselves.

After Subodh

Subodh Gupta takes the mundane out of steel utensils and turns them into engaging sculptural pieces. We thought it would be easy to recreate his signature artworks; but after hours spent in the studio trying to do so, we discovered that wasn’t the case.

After Rana

Rana Begum’s folded-metal artworks have been on the rather unrealistic wishlist of the AD team for far too long. While we don’t see her beautiful pieces gracing our walls anytime soon, here’s us doffing our hats to her restrained artistry.

After Shilpa

The immersive atmosphere created by Rashid Rana and Shilpa Gupta in their joint exhibition My East is Your West captivated AD stylist Samir Wadekar when he visited the Palazzo Benzon during the Venice Biennale late last year. Gupta’s thought-provoking 1:998.9, 3360 Kms of Fenced Border, East, Sunderbans to Teen Math, Data Update: March 31, 2014 installation served as the inspiration for this image.

After Atul

The first thing that struck us about Atul Dodiya’s 2003 installation, titled Broken Branches, was the complexity of the curated cabinets, which were filled with artificial limbs, tools, found objects and paintings. Our attempt at a Dodiya-esque curation involved objects that caught our fancy.